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Small cracks from body filler

Postby maxwolfie » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:12 pm

Is there any way to fill up small cracks and tiny chips from dodgy body filler repairs that have gone funny over time?

Garry didn't you use something on small stone chips recently?
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Postby Garry » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:16 am

I used black polish. Best it would do would turn the white filler a dark grey colour so it wasn't so obvious. It wont fill up the crack.
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Postby maxwolfie » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:00 pm

Yeah, thanks garry thats what I thought.... does anyone know of a product that will fill bigger (but still reletively small) cracks etc? Like some kind of filler or something, that comes in different colours? Hmm..
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Postby lowmiata » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:08 pm

maxwolfie wrote:Yeah, thanks garry thats what I thought.... does anyone know of a product that will fill bigger (but still reletively small) cracks etc? Like some kind of filler or something, that comes in different colours? Hmm..


blade putty is what you want
still need to paint it though

you can use blade putty then use a touch up pen to get away from painting?
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Postby maxwolfie » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:45 pm

lowmiata wrote:
maxwolfie wrote:Yeah, thanks garry thats what I thought.... does anyone know of a product that will fill bigger (but still reletively small) cracks etc? Like some kind of filler or something, that comes in different colours? Hmm..


blade putty is what you want
still need to paint it though

you can use blade putty then use a touch up pen to get away from painting?


Sounds like an idea.... Where do I get this blade putty? any particular brand is good?

Am i able to get black blade putty? :P
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Re: Small cracks from body filler

Postby Techno » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:53 am

maxwolfie wrote:Is there any way to fill up small cracks and tiny chips from dodgy body filler repairs that have gone funny over time?

Garry didn't you use something on small stone chips recently?


Why not go back to the insurer and activate the repair warranty?
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